Gavin Newsom Neglects California as Governor

Published on April 29, 2024

Commentary Even as California is falling apart on his watch, Gov. Gavin Newsom is meddling in other states’ abortion policies. On April 24, his office declared, “Governor Newsom & Women’s Caucus Announce Bill to Allow Arizona Doctors the Ability to Provide Abortion Care to Arizona Patients in California.” Senate Bill 233 was previously an electric vehicle bill that was changed under the deceptive “gut and amend” process. It allows legislators effectively to introduce new bills after the supposed Feb. 16 deadline by entirely “gutting” the old language and plopping in new language. The abortion action was a reaction to Arizona’s 1864 ban on abortion going back into effect after being reinstated by the state’s Supreme Court....